Shin Hyun-jun: "Rejected the name my mother-in-law got from a naming shop, 'Shin Changwon,' because all I could think of was the T-shirt" [You Quiz on the Block]

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Actor Shin Hyun-jun revealed the special story behind how he named his first son.

On the 22nd, tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' released a preview video along with a post on its official social media account titled, "First confession! The reason why we couldn't use the son's name my mother-in-law got from a naming shop?"

In the released video, Shin Hyun-jun began by saying, "My wife (Kim Soo-mi) gave our son his name."

He recalled, "I wanted to give him a good name, but I couldn't come up with one. Since I couldn't find a suitable name, my mother-in-law went to a naming shop and brought back a name."

However, the name her mother-in-law brought back was unexpectedly 'Shin Changwon.' Shin Hyun-jun said, "I asked my mother-in-law what she was doing. As soon as I saw it, all I could think of was a T-shirt," which drew laughter from the audience.

Shin Changwon was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989 on charges of robbery and murder. He escaped from Busan Detention Center and remained at large for about two years and six months. The rainbow-colored knit shirt he wore during his arrest became a major topic of discussion, leading to it being called the "Shin Changwon T-shirt."

Afterward, Shin Hyun-jun revealed that while considering various names, he thought of his late father.

He explained, "My baby was born after my father passed away. My father always called me 'Jun-a,' and that memory stayed with me. I suggested a few names to my wife, and she said, 'How about Min-jun?' So we named him Min-jun."

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